PTA Newsletter
Thursday 25th August 2016
Bus Mother Vacancy
We are looking for a caring and responsible person to fill the vacancy of Afternoon Bus Mother for Bus 2.
This route takes in Pokfulam Road, High West and terminates at Bel-Air on the Peak.
If you would be interested in this position, please contact me.
School bus
Please do remember to let your bus mother know if your child will not be on the bus in the afternoon.
If this is due to an after school activity and will be the same each week, please send me an e-mail, noting which activity he/she will be attending, and this will be noted on the weekly register for your child. [Please note that we do not have access to your child's diary - so you do need to tell the PTA in addition to your class teacher]. A number of after school activities have already started, and most of the school run activities will be starting the first full week in September.
When a student does not come to the bus when expected, the bus is delayed which impacts all the students on the bus, and the adults meeting them at their stops.
Coffee Mornings
We will be holding monthly coffee mornings throughout the year, and will aim to have a theme, where members of staff may present useful information to parents in this informal setting.
At the first coffee morning - Mr. Brewster will be sharing the school homework policy.
Our first coffee morning is open to all and will be held in the staff room (2/F) on Friday 2nd September, from 8:30am - 9:45am - please do come along - particularly if you are new to Kennedy.
Quiz Night
We are starting the year with a fun social evening for adults - the Quiz and Curry Night.
Start getting your teams together:
- Date: Friday 23rd September
- Venue: School Gym - please note no high heels
- Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
- Format: Quiz with interval for curry buffet
- Team size: 8
- Cost: HK$2,600/table; 325/head
Get a team of 8 together and come along for a fun night. All profits from the night will go to support the library.
PTA Committee
The PTA Committee consists of 12 parents, 3 teachers and the school principal.
Our committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting which is normally held in January/February, and the current representatives are noted on the school website.
“Hello Everyone!
This is your PTA chair, Aparna Kanda. I have been a Kennedy Parent since 2010 when my little one joined Year 1. My daughter Gayathri has just moved up to West Island School, and my son Advaith is in Year 4. I have always been happy to be involved with Kennedy as a Class Parent and a Parent Volunteer, but this is my first time on the Committee! We have had some exciting beginnings in the last few years thanks to the PTA and the dynamic school leadership team.
Education is paramount; the school and the parents are partners in this important journey that children must take. Needless to say, to nurture and help our children to blossom into responsible and well-rounded young adults, parents and teachers must be in constant communication, striving to support and encourage each others efforts in aspiring for nothing but the best! Kennedy is a delightful community, and I look forward to being part of an involved, transparent and accessible PTA Committee. We the parents and the teachers together are the PTA; let's work together on strengthening and owning this process of mutual and positive support! Please do reach out to the Committee with ideas, questions or anything you would like to discuss. “
Aparna
Class parents
Thank you to those parents who have volunteered to be the class parent for your child's class.
If you would like to know what being a class parent involves - please click here.
If you have been a class parent before and would like to continue, or if you would be interested in taking on this role (you may also wish to share this role with another parent), we still need class parents for the following classes:
2P
3C - 3O - 3W
4D - 4S
5D - 5J
6RO
Lost Property
Please do ensure that all uniform is labelled with your child's name.
If you do not already have labels, Stuck on You donate a percentage of all sales back to the school. You can shop online at www.stuckonyou.hk - use the discount code "kennedy10"
Dates for your diary
Fri 2/9 - PTA Coffee Morning
Fri 23/9 - Quiz Night
Fri 7/10 - PTA Coffee Morning
Fri 28/10 - Family BBQ
Fri 4/11 - PTA Coffee Morning
Fri 2/12 - PTA Coffee Morning
School closed - dates for this term
Fri 16/9 - Public Holiday
Mon 10/10 – Fri 14/10 - Half term
Mon 17/10 - ESF CPD Day
Mon 12/12 - KS CPD Day
Tues 13/12 - KS CPD Day
End of Term
Buses leave school shortly after.
Kennedy School PTA Ltd - Contact us
PTA Office Manager
UNIFORM SHOP open Monday - Friday 8:30am - 10:30am
Email: pta@kennedy.edu.hk
Website: www.kennedy.edu.hk
Location: Kennedy School, Sha Wan Drive, 19, Hong Kong
Phone: 2870-1942